Environmental Justice and Urban Resilience in the Global South

This edited volume provides a fresh perspective on the important yet often neglected relationship between environmental justice and urban resilience. Many scholars have argued that resilient cities are more just cities. But what if the process of increasi

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Environmental Justice and Urban Resilience in the Global South

Environmental Justice and Urban Resilience in the Global South

Adriana Allen · Liza Griffin Cassidy Johnson Editors

Environmental Justice and Urban Resilience in the Global South

Editors Adriana Allen The Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU) University College London (UCL) London, UK

Cassidy Johnson The Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU) University College London (UCL) London, UK

Liza Griffin The Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU) University College London (UCL) London, UK

ISBN 978-1-137-47353-0 ISBN 978-1-137-47354-7  (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-47354-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017951528 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image: © Rita Lambert Cover design: Fatima Jamadar Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Nature America, Inc. The registered company address is: 1 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004, U.S.A.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the team at Palgrave Macmillan publishing, in particular Anne Schult, Ambra Finotello and Christina Brian for their support and help in the commissioning and production of this book. This book is the product of a collaboration between members of the research cluster on Environmental Justice, Urbanization and Resilience at The Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU), University College London (UCL). Many of the book’s chapters were first presented at the workshop “Resilience and Environmental Justice in the Urban Global South” hosted at the DPU in September 2014. This workshop provided a stimulating and comparative context for starting to think critically about the relationships between environmental justice and resilience in urban context